Legal Planet
NOVEMBER 4, 2021
Current national climate pledges fall well-short of the Paris Agreement goal to keep global average temperature increase this century well below 2°C and to pursue efforts to limit temperature increase to 1.5°C As a reminder, China has made five key climate announcements since late 2020. C above pre-industrial levels.
Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
The pledge is a voluntary agreement to reduce global methane emissions by 30 percent below 2020 levels by 2030; however, methane levels keep going up and we are woefully off track for meeting this goal. Methane gas has devastating effects on the climate system and its extraction and combustion generate numerous harms to human health.
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Real Climate
AUGUST 9, 2021
According to the AR6 findings, Earth’s average temperature in the last decade (2011-2020) was 1.09? Similarly, the 1.5ºC goal in the Paris Agreement is not a betting game of where we will end up with maximum temperatures. 2 of the Paris Agreement as “pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5ºC”.
Enviromental Defense
NOVEMBER 6, 2024
When countries signed the Paris Agreement back in 2015, they agreed to centre equity in how we tackle the climate crisis. In short, developed countries committed to providing $100 billion to vulnerable countries every year between 2020 and 2025. This is what is known as climate finance. This is a matter of justice, not charity.
Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
As I prepare to attend the UN’s 28 th annual Conference of the Parties (COP28 ), I’ve been thinking a lot about the connection between the UN climate talks and litigation, especially in light of the stark reality that parties to the 2015 Paris Agreement are falling short on key milestones leading up to the next month’s meeting.
Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
The pledge is a voluntary agreement to reduce global methane emissions by 30 percent below 2020 levels by 2030. If policymakers can reduce short-term, high-impact heat-trapping gases such as methane we can limit warming and keep the Paris Agreement goals within reach. The planet has already warmed 1.1
Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
Updated analysis from 2020 shows that emissions traced to the 88 largest carbon producers contributed approximately 60 percent?of It can, and must, start now to meet the 2015 Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 The transition to 100-percent renewables is possible.
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